VN - Ren'Py - Karlsson's Gambit [v0.8.2B Final] [Grym Gudinna Games]

Also, what an amazing job, Tess! The writing is on par with some of the best on here. It's complex enough to invoke heavy thought, but not over the top. Characters look amazing, especially considering the limitations you mentioned due to your hardware. As for story, I was immediately pulled in, to the extent that I really thought about each decision and choice I made. The story remains interesting and there always seems to be an ominous atmosphere that makes me doubly careful about my choices.
If you can maintain this level of quality, I can safely say this may be one of the best games to date that I have played here at F95. Great job!!

Like all the other reviews on here I am singing my praises with this superb fem-dom game. I played the first version when it came out a couple of months ago, but wanted to hold off rating it until another update had come out. First of all what makes this so impressive of being the dev's first is that they had no experience of coding etc. This is something they have learned as they have gone through and even though they do get some help with this game, a lot of it is on them.

It's a testament that the rendering is superb. From the characters themselves (the different women look gorgeous and are unique models that I haven't seen used in any other games I've played) to the environments they are in. It is of extremely high quality and that is impressive for a first time developer.

Even though women mainly dominate in this. You actually get the option to have the male MC dominate and even for his sister to act submissive. There is a wonderful mixture of choice as you play these two different MC's. You can choose to be either a dom or sub, good or evil, neutral or a mixture of them all. This determines how your character's journey will go as well as relationships with other characters (who all have interesting qualities) where you will eventually be able to engage romantically with them, be a sub to them or dominate them. You will in later updates be able to get single partners or even harems by the end.

This gives you the advantage of tailoring the MC's to your liking and does give the great flavour of high replayability. I have already gone through this game on the sub and dom routes, which gives you the choice to be extreme in the kinks or punishments or lighter. I enjoyed both routes, mainly loved making the sister a dom and the male submissive as there is a lovely moderation of feet/foot fetishism which fits wonderfully with the fem-dom in this game. So the kinks/fetishes in this are right up my alley.

The story itself is really interesting and complex with some hints of what's happening, but that you can't figure out just yet. The main two characters you play and the others get a nice balanced amount of time in these updates as the pacing and build up is perfect. The dialogue itself is really well written and feels natural when reading it from these characters with very few grammatical mistakes. I also really like the variety of music, which fits well within the scenes of the game of whatever situation is unfolding.

I can't praise this game and the dev highly enough and am currently supporting them on patreon. The time between updates so far has been pretty great with a decent amount of content for both chapters. I will definitely be continuing on with this in the next update as I loved every minute of playing it. I highly recommend playing this amazing game!

I can say with confidence that this game is a contender for being one of the best female domination games out there. It is a rare combination of diligent and free-thinking creativity with beautiful and awe-inspiring rendering. However simple or extreme you're looking for your femdom experience to be, it can be (or will be soon) catered to you in this game.

This is a great visual novel. The game is mostly femdom, but it also has some paths for the main character to try to be more dominant which I appreciate because I want that option too. I also love that you can mostly avoid the worst femdom like the box scene. On my dom play, my character hasn't had to do anything too bad yet. But you will see some femdom with other characters too, the sister character is very interesting to me and I enjoy playing her which surprises me.

I know I am probably missing a lot of content since there are a lot of choices and I know I missed some sub content for sure. Highly recommend!

i should be mentioned in the start that i personaly allways view and rate all dom content, from the perspective of the dom. doesnt matter if its male or female dom/sub so keep that in mind when reading my review.

First of all, this is by far the best game of its genre, nothing even comes close. IF you like domination and/or humiliation from any perspective this game is for you. however if you are turned off by that, run away, there is so much forced scenes with domination, humiliation and crualty that even the smashing story(atleast so far) cant out weight it.

if however you are enjoying extreme content, you cant go wrong here. there are so many levels to the choices in this game, ranging from torture murder, to light spankings. now i personaly enjoy the very extreme content, not because i want to truely hurt someone, but because this game is a piece of entertaintment and no choices have real consequnces..but i have allso sampled the less extreme content and it is of equal quality.

The renders in the game are very high quality and sometimes they are some of the best, in any adult game i have ever played.. i am particular fond of Elena who i think have the best facial expressions, in some of her scenes, that i have ever seen. who ever modeled and rendered her is a fucking genious.
the story is very mysterious and at the time of writing (0.2) we dont really know anything, we have hints about the true plot but very little have been revealed so far..the story is very compelling though and very well done with tons of twists and turns as each main character have their own agenda. i would rate the story from what i have seen so far, as one of the best in any VN game. ofcause its early days and it may turn out the story sucks further on, allthough with the care given to the first two chapters i very much doubt that.

the game doesnt have voices or much sound..i think it would enhance the game quite alot with voices and sounds but that is not really a problem for the game, only something that would enhance it..
the only real thing i can say against this game is that it seem to have quite a few forced scenes that has some pretty extreme content i cant say with 100% cirtainly because i do tend to make extrme choices, so maybe the lighter choices will not lead to these forced scenes..but all the most severe content have so far as i can tell allways been optional.

but that is the only thing i can list as a con...The english is good, the writing is good, the spelling is good, not a single bug for me so far and the renders are high quaility. add (good)voices and it could be the best VN ever.

I'm really looking forward to where this game goes next, the renders are not quite pure S tier like a very few other games but they are really good. The writing and world is kind of what sells for me, I am really into the story and want to see what happens next and a few of the girls are really great characters already to me! It seems similar but different to Darktoz type stuff with a dystopian world. I don't need any maledom at all but I guess it's good to have a little variety.

Wow this game has so much potential! Already you can see how choices matter and you have several different variables that will change the story. I highly recommend playing through it multiple times with different options selected.

I LOVE the harsh and extreme content and this game has it in spades! The girls are beautiful and have clear personalities. Didn't encounter any bugs and the world itself is very fleshed out. 10/10 for a first release, this game is one to stay on top of!

A game with a mysterious storyline that shows a lot of promise: intrigue, power, conflict, and mistresses having their way with submissive males. What's not to like? Personally, I'm just as curious to see what the dev will do with the plot as I am to see what the female characters will do with the male ones.

EDIT: After seeing chapter 2, I had to change my rating from 4 to 5 stars. The author is showing talent at handling complex situations and characters, and the more I see of the game the more I want to see. It looks like a through work of love, something I always saw as a joy to behold, alas too rare in today's world. I wish the author the best of luck with this endeavor, which shows true promise of becoming something quite special.

Amazing work, really fulfilling. You can feel that the creator is connected with the material. Story feels real and it is amazing branching for this gaming category. I would love to have the opportunity to delve further in the story and the visual material

Hope this is completed sooner or later.

Kudos

Holy shit, I do love femdom games and this one is a gem, if you love them too
One of the best that I played with really good paths
3D art are good, I ony wish for more blend player model,
anyway seems that have a dom path, but I am all sub path

I rarely review new titles as they seem to vanish after a release or two, but damn good start for those that wish to explore their darker side. The models look good and the story is intriguing. Hope this one continues for the long haul.

Honestly, the fist game that i've played that has my submissive side tingling lol! I love the graphics, the decisions that your allowed to make. The storyline is perfect! I can't wait to see where the Dev takes this

Usualy I dont make revievs of first releases. Too much games don´t go beyond the first, or 2-3 ones, and then you have invested your time playing something that goes nowhere

But allways should be exceptions
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A potato of computer, a designer that, in her own worlds, is a newbie that it still learning the ropes...

And a game that give us a first release that it´s well above 90% of the first releases in this place. By quantity and by quality, both.

When the developer have learned the trick of the trade and have proper tools, then the sky will be the limit!!!

I hope that the developer will be able to keep the tension and the strugle of the MC for surviving and keep somekind of balance.

Great game with a lot of potential! I like the focus on domination and punishment very much. Even a good backround story seems to be present here. Very good drawing an also a good introduction to the Kink system. Looking forward for further updates.
5/5

This is the future of femdom games .the women are really hot , the story is really good with choices that matter so you can create your own path as you see fit, and the most important no grind bullshit . i have some concern about the dev finding time and energy to make mc soft ,evil cruel sub path+ dom path+ sister point of view .it will be alot of work so maybe he can drop the girl for now and focus on the male mc is point of view.

I very like this first release. I like the idea of switching roles and not playing a maso Or sado route only

Everything is done well in my opinion so 5 starts EASY.

The only thing to ensure is the gameplay. Don't get me wrong it's perfect as said above but i would like to see some sort of free roam later in the game. Something to develope more the relationship

Hope you the best, keep it up

The atmosphere and music is amazing in this game, the story is intriguing, it genuinely made me curious at each step of the way.

Even as a first release, the characters are lively and unique...and beautiful. The multiple choice system is nicely implemented. I loved the intro as well, it was funny and cute!

I just adore femdom, and so far I can safely say, that the author understands its subtle dynamics, and employs both images and words to great effect.
The scope of the game left me breathless, this really could become one of the best games on this site.

I wish the Muses to keep on kissing the author and all the best!

A great start for first release of the game.
You have options and can avoid stuff you may not like.
Story is also quite well written and the Renders are quite nice.

Let's hope the dev keeps at it and see what comes next

The main theme in this game is not appealing to me. However, thus far this game is built to accommodate my more Dominant leanings. You have to be smart about it, but you can completely avoid humiliation and total submission so far, and I really appreciate that path being open.

The game itself is well written and the characters are believable for the world set up we're given. Renders are good and the women are all beautiful. The story itself is over the top, but to set up a female dominated company/world I understand that.

I would say this is a very good start, and appreciate the effort put into this first release. I hope the developer can continue to keep the 4 paths separate and distinct. I'm actually looking forward to the next release, and hope the developer can build on this start.